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Verbs see, hear, want, appear, wish in continuous form



 
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Verbs see, hear, want, appear, wish in continuous form #1 (permalink) Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:21 pm   Verbs see, hear, want, appear, wish in continuous form		  
Dear Friend,

Why are these verbs below are not normally used in the continous form:

"see,hear,want,appear,wish etc.
nick
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hello #2 (permalink) Mon Jul 20, 2009 13:29 pm   hello		  
Yes that's right, I'll be seeing him next Monday.
I'll look forward to hearing from you next week then.
He's wanting to know where the train station is. (ok very native)
Doctor, the spots in my eyes keep appearing and then disappearing.
What are you wishing for Tom?
Quick call the police, he's nicking that car!

Whoops, sorry Nick is the name ... smile...

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